WASHINGTON , Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A), the nation's secondary market provider that increases the accessibility of financing to provide vital liquidity for American agriculture and rural infrastructure, announced today the selection of Geraldine Hayhurst as Executive Vice President – Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, starting September 8, 2025. Current Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary, Stephen Mullery, will retire on April 3, 2026 after 25 years of service.

WASHINGTON , Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) has declared a third quarter dividend of $1.50 per share for each of Farmer Mac's three classes of common stock – Class A Voting Common Stock (NYSE: AGM.A), Class B Voting Common Stock (not listed on any exchange), and Class C Non-Voting Common Stock (NYSE: AGM).  The quarterly dividend will be payable on September 30, 2025 to holders of record of common stock as of September 15, 2025.

Investors interested in stocks from the Financial - Mortgage & Related Services sector have probably already heard of Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) and Zillow Group (ZG). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Bradford Todd Nordholm - President & CEO Gregory N. Ramsey - Interim Principal Financial Officer, VP & Chief Accounting Officer Jalpa Nazareth - Senior Director of Investor Relations & Finance Strategy Marc J.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.32 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.29 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.63 per share a year ago.

While relatively high mortgage rates will hurt the Zacks Mortgage & Related Services industry, companies WD, AGM and TREE are poised to navigate challenges.

WASHINGTON , July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A), the nation's secondary market provider that increases the accessibility of financing to provide vital liquidity for American agriculture and rural infrastructure, announced today that Aparna Ramesh, Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, has resigned to accept the Chief Executive Officer position with the Federal Home Loan Banks Office of Finance.  "On behalf of our employees, our leadership team, and our Board of Directors, I extend our deepest gratitude to Aparna for her exceptional leadership and substantial contributions to Farmer Mac," said President and Chief Executive Officer Brad Nordholm.

Farmer Mac is a state-supported financial institution providing crucial capital access for rural and agricultural sectors, with diversified business lines in loans and infrastructure. The company boasts 14 years of uninterrupted growth and offers the sector's best dividend, recently increased by 7% to a 3.2% yield and a 35.87% payout ratio. Strong risk management, conservative lending, and a solid asset-liability mix underpin its profitability, with a market-adjusted asset yield of 4.61% and asset coverage ratio of 110%.

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